# NTSB Accident LAX98LA026
> **Striplin Aircraft Corporation LONE RANGER SLVR CLD** · 1997-10-29 · AGUA DULCE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA026
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09069
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-29
- **Location:** AGUA DULCE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.430786, -118.5093
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Striplin Aircraft Corporation
- **Model:** LONE RANGER SLVR CLD
- **Registration:** N4478Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the propeller system/drive assembly, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground.  Inadequate maintenance/inspection of the propeller system was a contributing factor.

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